Cars Named After Places in America

Automake­rs are often inspired by the name of places, especially places in USA when naming new vehicles. While many of them are not on the road anymore, how many of these auto names do you recognize?

1. Buick Park Avenue

The name comes from Park Avenue, an upscale street in the heart of New York City.

2. Chevrolet Bel Air

Bel Air is a district in Los Angeles, California.

3. Chevrolet Colorado

This compact pickup is named after the U.S. state

4. Chevrolet Malibu

Chevy’s midsize sedan shares its name with the beach community of Los Angeles, California.

5. Chevrolet Tahoe

This large SUV is named after Lake Tahoe, a deep freshwater lake located between California and Nevada.

6. Chrysler Aspen

Aspen is small Colorado town best known for its ski resort. The name was also used on a Dodge passenger car several decades earlier.

7. Chrysler Newport

Newport is small but famous seaside resort located in Rhode Island, U.S.

8. Dodge Daytona

Daytona Beach, Florida is host of the annual Daytona 500 race among others

9. Ferrari California

Named after the Golden state … and quite possibly the region in the U.S. that purchases the most Ferraris.

10. GMC Sonoma

Sonoma is city located in California.

11. Hyundai Santa Fe

Santa Fe, a city located in New Mexico, U.S.

12. Hyundai Tucson

Tucson, a city located in Arizona, U.S.

13. Kia Sedona

Sedona is a town in Arizona.

14. Maserati Indy

Indy, short for Indianapolis, home to the famous Indianapolis 500 race.

15. Mercury Monterey

Monterey, a city located in California.

16. Plymouth Sundance

Sundance is a city in Utah famous for its film festival.

17. Pontiac Bonneville

Named after the dried lake bed in Utah, which is the home of the salt flats where many a land speed record has been set.

18. Pontiac Catalina

An island located off the southern California Peninsula.

19. Pontiac Montana

This minivan was named after the U.S. state of Montana.

20. Yugo Florida

Florida, a U.S. state.